LeMarchand Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 Well - it IS a kid's book - but each to their own Not read the new one, but while the others were ostensibly kid's books they never felt that they were written down to a child's level.
Andrew_C Posted December 5, 2017 Posted December 5, 2017 they were written down to a child's level.This reads like it has been WRITTEN by a child.
SpuffMonkey Posted December 5, 2017 Posted December 5, 2017 This reads like it has been WRITTEN by a child. Well, we'll just agree to differ in our tastes then...I was gripped by the journey in the flood and stayed up late to finish it
korifugi Posted December 5, 2017 Posted December 5, 2017 This reads like it has been WRITTEN by a child. So are most of the helpdesk requests I see...
Theldron Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 Anyone recommend a good horror novel. I am a big horror fan but stuck on what to read next. I am normally a fan of Jack Ketchum, Richard Laymon, Stephen King, James Herbert, but stuck. Not really read any Dean Koontz (Except for Odd Thomas) or Peter Straub anyone recommend any of these? Or anything else?
LeMarchand Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 Anyone recommend a good horror novel. I am a big horror fan but stuck on what to read next. I am normally a fan of Jack Ketchum, Richard Laymon, Stephen King, James Herbert, but stuck. Not really read any Dean Koontz (Except for Odd Thomas) or Peter Straub anyone recommend any of these? Or anything else? Used to read Dean Koontz; some of his early stuff is worth a go. IIRC Watchers (don't watch the films), Phantoms and Darkfall were good. Some of the early ones can be a bit ropey, though - there's one with an unintentionally hilarious exchange between the hero and his cockney contact, complete with "subtitles". Most of my horror reading was in the 80s, so I can only speak to works from that era by: Robert R McCammon, John Farris, F. Paul Wilson and some chap called Clive Barker . Popular at the time, but not read by me: Shaun Hutson and Guy N. Smith. If you want to go earlier: H.P. Lovecraft. TED Klein's "The Ceremonies" is great apart from the "is that it?" ending - endings are a problem that dog his short fiction and his only other novel, which is unfinished. I'd also recommend "Fevre Dream" which isn't particularly scary, but is rather good. Its author has apparently gone on to fame with some fantasy show about Thrones. Finally, someone who I've also felt should be better known: Graham Masterton. Pretty much any of his 80's output is worth a look (maybe not the "Night Warriors" series) and check the synopses to "The Hell Candidate" and the thrillers "Ikon" and "Sacrifice": does he know something we don't?
ICTDirect_Dave Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 HP Lovecraft is great reading. You could follow it on a little more and read the Titus Crow novels by Brian Lumley. He digs into Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos and produces a compelling set of stories that show great respect to the original concepts laid down by Lovecraft, Derleth and the likes. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brian-Lumleys-Mythos-Omnibus-Transition/dp/B00XDH4ZHQ
Theldron Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 I do love HP Lovecraft so will take a look. Graham Masterton is a great shout. Thanks both.
JJonas Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 HP Lovecraft frequently turns up in Amazons free kindle books https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shunned-House-Howard-Phillips-Lovecraft-ebook/dp/B004TOUGO8 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eternal-Masterpieces-Gothic-Fiction-Frankenstein-ebook/dp/B078GS6DSJ contains... Lovecraft, H. P.: “The Call of Cthulhu” Lovecraft, H. P.: “The Dreams in the Witch House” Lovecraft, H. P.: “The Dunwich Horror”
LeMarchand Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 HP Lovecraft frequently turns up in Amazons free kindle books He's out of copyright, so just go to Gutenberg . That said, there's a handsome hardback edition of most of the better known work: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Necronomicon-Weird-Lovecraft-Fiction-GOLLANCZ/dp/0575081562 . I wish I'd bought the companion volume when it was in print - it goes for >£150 used and someone wants £800 for a new copy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eldritch-Tales-Miscellany-Lovecraft-Hardcover/dp/B015X5FK7E .
LeMarchand Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 Tokyo by Mo Hayder Mo Hayder moves into a different genre from her usual crime/detective thrillers with this novel. A young damaged (mentally and physically) English girl with a terrible event in her past is obsessed with the massacre at Nanking, and is searching for a film rumoured to have been shot of some of the events. She tracks down an elderly Chinese academic who she thinks has the film, and whose life during the Japanese invasion is told in flashback, but he will only help her when he discovers that her job in a hostess bar in Tokyo brings her into contact with a Yakuza boss who seems to have the key to immortality. Although it hinges on a massive coincidence and a couple of plot contrivances this was an entertaining but dark read. If you've read the author's other work but skipped this as it seemed too different it's worth giving it a chance, and if you're not a fan but the plot sounds interesting to you it's also worth a go.
Andrew_C Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 Children of Time; an interesting concept... Arachnophobes - might be best to give it a miss.
LeMarchand Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 Hannah Green and her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence by Michael Marshall Smith Michael Marshall adds the Smith back on his name for his first overt genre novel in years. It's a tale about a young girl who finds that her grandfather is a lot older than she thought as he works for the Devil... Quite entertaining, in a low-key sort of way. Not a patch on his earlier SF work, though. Plus it just seems to fizzle out.
Theldron Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Not reading, but listening to 14 by Peter Clines in audiobook. "Padlocked doors. Strange light fixtures. Mutant cockroaches. There are some odd things about Nate’s new apartment." Really enjoying it so far.
pooley Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Not reading, but listening to 14 by Peter Clines in audiobook. "Padlocked doors. Strange light fixtures. Mutant cockroaches. There are some odd things about Nate’s new apartment." Really enjoying it so far. Bought this audiobook on the back of your recommendation. Really enjoying it. Interesting story. 1
Vegas Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 Conclave by Robert Harris - very interesting.
Vegas Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 Just finished 'Ready Player One', absolutely awesome. A must read for anyone that loves all things 80's.
arwen Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 I read that last month or so Vegas. Very good little book, looking forward to the movie coming out this year!
Vegas Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 I read that last month or so Vegas. Very good little book, looking forward to the movie coming out this year! Me too, the trailer looks good.
psydii Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 Foxglove Summer - Ben Aaronovitch (I'm a little behind with the series) great as always. Also The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi (sci-fi eco/genetic dystopia). Stunningly evocative imagery, and terribly believable.
Vegas Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 Foxglove Summer - Ben Aaronovitch (I'm a little behind with the series) great as always. I love this series, he can't write them quick enough for me. 1
Andrew_C Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 ^^ This. Saw it described as "If Harry Potter joined the Met when he grows up".
Vegas Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 Just finished Caraval by Stephanie Garber, another great read.
Theldron Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 Currently reading Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a 17th century woman whose eyes and mouth are sewn shut. Muzzled, she walks the streets and enters your homes at will. She stands next to your bed for nights on end. Everybody knows that her eyes may never be opened. The Ben Aaronovitch books are on my reading list.
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